Zechariah 11:14-16

New International Version

¹⁴Then I broke my second staff called Union, breaking the family bond between Judah and Israel.

¹⁵Then the Lord said to me, “Take again the equipment of a foolish shepherd. ¹⁶For I am going to raise up a shepherd over the land who will not care for the lost, or seek the young, or heal the injured, or feed the healthy, but will eat the meat of the choice sheep, tearing off their hooves.

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Zechariah 11:14-16

New King James Version

¹⁴Then I cut in two my other staff, ^[a]Bonds, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

¹⁵And the Lord said to me, ^(A)“Next, take for yourself the implements of a foolish shepherd. ¹⁶For indeed I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who are cut off, nor seek the young, nor heal those that are broken, nor feed those that still stand. But he will eat the flesh of the fat and tear their hooves in ^(B)pieces.

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Zechariah 11:14 Or Unity

Zechariah 11:14-16

English Standard Version

¹⁴Then I broke ^(A)my second staff Union, annulling the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

¹⁵Then the Lord said to me, “Take once more the equipment of ^(B)a foolish shepherd. ¹⁶For behold, I am raising up in the land a shepherd ^(C)who does not care for those being destroyed, or seek the young or heal the maimed or nourish the healthy, but ^(D)devours the flesh of the fat ones, tearing off even their hoofs.

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